Anthropic Grants Outside AI Watchdog Employee-Like Access

Anthropic has granted an independent external AI safety watchdog employee-level access to its systems and models. Crucially, this agreement gives the watchdog complete freedom to publish its evaluation findings without needing prior approval from the company. This move sets a major industry precedent for AI safety, governance, and transparency by inviting genuine independent scrutiny instead of relying solely on internal testing. It addresses growing public and regulatory demands for accountability in AI development. The arrangement provides internal-level access specifically tailored for safety evaluations, combined with unconditional publishing rights. This ensures that the watchdog can report vulnerabilities or risks objectively without corporate censorship.